Some time ago, Wang Manyin heard from Orchid that some people couldn't get cloth tickets, so they bought handkerchiefs from supply and marketing cooperatives to make clothes.

However, this kind of is generally worn by the broken babies at home. Two handkerchiefs can be made into a vest, and after the four pieces are cut together, they can be made into a half sleeve.

But this is the first time he's heard of a quilt.

We have to admit that in the face of limited resources, the wisdom of working people is infinite.

All kinds of food, clothing, housing and transportation, only you can't think of it, nothing can't be done.

For example, they felt that the vinegar sold at the outlet was too expensive, so they fermented it themselves to make vinegar from sorghum. In addition, it is made with a variety of fruits.

For example, persimmon vinegar, jujube vinegar, apricot vinegar and so on.

As for soy sauce, those who are reluctant to buy it use peas to make old sauce......

"Uncle Shouchang, it's not good to sew with a handkerchief, it's easy to run cotton, can other girls be willing?"

Using a handkerchief as a quilt cover, Wang Manyin felt unreliable.

"Otherwise, what can I do," Wang Shouchang was also worried.

After thinking about it, Wang Manyin spoke again: "You see if this will work." My family shouldn't have a cloth ticket this year. Wait a few years ago to see how much the team distributes, and then I can give you a ...... You can go to other people's houses in the village to find them, and if you can't make up enough, it's not too late for me to help buy some handkerchiefs. ”

The number of tickets issued in the village each year is not fixed, and last year it was issued five feet, barely enough for an adult to make a pair of pants. If you want to make a cotton coat, you need to collect all the cloth tickets of the family.

If Wang Shouchang asked for a few zhang cloth tickets, Wang Manyin would definitely refuse bluntly. If it is three or five feet, he is still willing to reach out.

Wang Manyin and Orchid just made a new cotton coat last year, and one of them made a single set of clothes this summer, so they shouldn't make clothes again before the year.

If you really need it, it's a big deal to go to the black market.

Now it is better for workers to get married, and a certain number of cloth tickets will generally be issued after applying for a marriage certificate.

On the contrary, the rural people on the Shibi Festival get married, and it seems that there is no additional cloth ticket...... At least Wang Manyin and Orchid didn't see it when they got their certificates.

Therefore, many families will borrow cloth tickets in the village before marrying their daughters-in-law.

Having said that, in this era, many rural people have no habit of getting a license to get married. There are even some who have lived a lifetime, and both parties have no marriage certificate until they die.

It can be said that it is relatively rare for people like him and Orchid to take the initiative to apply for certificates.

"Thank you for that......"

After getting the promise, Wang Shouchang was naturally very satisfied, and hurriedly took out a cigarette again.

Don't look at handkerchiefs and don't cloth tickets, but it's not easy for ordinary people to buy twenty or thirty at a time. Without that relationship, the supply and marketing cooperatives would definitely not sell.

"Uncle Shouchang, I didn't smoke it," Wang Manyin waved his hand and pointed to the cigarette in his ear.

Sending Wang Shouchang away, Wang Manyin Lisuo brushed the pots and pans clean.

Then, he sewed the snakeskin bag into a sheet and spread it on the sunny side of the field, and poured the wild chrysanthemums that had just been harvested yesterday.

At the beginning of October, the wild chrysanthemums on the Loess Plateau are in full bloom.

Between the ravines and cliffs, clusters of golden yellow dazzling, separated by more than ten meters, you can smell the fragrant fragrance.

They are also the last beautiful color of autumn on the Loess Plateau, wild chrysanthemums have bloomed, and there are few other flowers that bloom.

Now the supply and marketing cooperatives collect flowers and bones, and the price is cheap, and it costs three cents a pound after drying.

A large basket full of can only dry three or four catties, which is worth more than a dime.

Even so, the broken babies in the village are still happy to rush into the mountains to pick. Some don't even go home at noon, so they bring cold water and a nest to eat.

The habit of suffering of the people of the Loess Plateau has long been engraved in their bones.

Therefore, as long as the things sent by the broken babies are not too bad, Wang Manyin simply buys them.

For example, the dried wild chrysanthemum in front of him, with some dried leaves inside, needs to be cleaned up with a dustpan a few times.

For the dustpan, Wang Manyin is now using it very smoothly.

was busy, but saw Wang Qiusheng carrying an iron shovel and carrying a wattle basket on his back from the dirt road by the side of the field.

"Brother Qiusheng, what are you doing...... Didn't go to work today? ”

Wang Qiusheng can be regarded as a model worker in the team, except for the weather, he works almost every day to earn work. Even so, his family has been overspending every year.

It is rare to see the other party without rest today, Wang Manyin is very curious.

Wang Qiusheng stopped and replied: "It's been almost half a month since I ran out of gas at home, and I don't know when the team will ...... I want to go into the mountains to hunt papayas. When it's time to squeeze some oil. ”

"Now? It's a little late, even if there is fruit, it is estimated that the hairy civet will pick it all. ”

"There are some ditches in the mountains that bloom late, and if you look for them, there must be ......"

The papaya mentioned in Wang Qiusheng's mouth is not the common one for later generations, but the common name of the Shibi Festival, and the scientific name is Wenguanguo.

This plant is hardy and drought-tolerant, and can even grow on the edge of deserts, and is one of the common wild tree species on the Loess Plateau. The kernels it produces contain a lot of oil, and you can pinch them with your hands.

Wang Manyin heard the old people in the village say that a pound of papaya seeds can produce six taels of oil. In later generations, it was called "Northern Tea Oil", and the price was very expensive.

Many people may have no idea about this oil yield, you know, a pound of soybeans is less than two taels of oil, and peanuts can squeeze four taels of oil.

The flowers of the fruit are very beautiful, and the trees are snow-white and pink, and it is also a famous landscape tree in later generations.

It's a pity that although this plant blooms a lot, it bears few fruits, and is called "a thousand flowers and one fruit". A big tree, but it bears dozens of fruits.

The shape of the newly grown fruit is very similar to that of a green-skinned walnut, and the kernel tastes similar to a walnut before it is ripe.

In fact, there were a lot of Wenguan fruit trees growing near the village of Jar before, which were cut down during steelmaking, and now they can only go into the mountains.

Wenguan fruit generally ripens in batches after August 15, and if you miss the time, you will be eaten by the animals in the mountains.

However, at that time, the production team was busy with the autumn harvest, and they would not approve the members to take leave to go to the mountains to collect fruits.

That's why Wang Qiusheng has been delaying until now, to see if he can pick up some seeds under the tree to extract oil.

"Man Yin, do you have something to do today, if not, let's go into the mountains together and be a companion. Even if you can't get papaya seeds, you can make a few bucks by digging some licorice yuanzhi. Wang Qiusheng invited again.

"Okay, you wait for me to clean up," Wang Manyin also asked for leave today.

I haven't been in the mountains for a few days, and I'm idle at home, so it's better to take rhubarb around and treat it as a tour.

If you have the opportunity, you can get some seeds and plant them in the space. In another two or three years, there will be another source of oil.

Of course, it is better to transplant a few saplings.

He neatly packed the wild chrysanthemum back into the house, and then set off with his tools.

Both of them are people who are accustomed to mountain roads, and they have been running through ditches and around the plateau all the way, and in less than two hours, they have run out of more than ten miles.

Let them down.

The two looked for two cliff ditches one after another, and saw a few Wenguan fruit trees. However, the fruit on the top has already been plucked by the animals...... It's mainly the hairy civet, which likes to eat seeds.

Wang Qiusheng was very unwilling, still searching for the crevices under the tree, and finally barely picked up a small handful, which is estimated to be able to squeeze half a tael of oil.

However, Wang Manyin looked at the rhubarb beside him and suddenly had an idea.

This guy smells like a scorpion, and I don't know if I can find a place for the caty cat to store food.

The hairy civet is a ground squirrel with similar habits to other squirrels. In addition to hiding food in the caves where they live, they also set up several spare granaries in other places in the fall.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked Wang Qiusheng to come to the papaya seeds, put them in front of the rhubarb nose, and let it keep sniffing. The kernel of Wenguan fruit has a special fragrance, which is still relatively strong for the soil dog.

"Full silver, can it work, this is a seed, not looking for someone." Wang Qiusheng asked with some suspicion.

"It's all smells, no difference. Give it a try, just in case. Answering in his mouth, in fact, Wang Manyin was very confident.

In later generations, those police dogs could easily smell the smell of one and a half meters underground.

Your own rhubarb is not bad, it shouldn't be a problem.

really let Wang Manyin guess right.

Within ten minutes, Rhubarb was roaring at a cliff.

"There's a gap here, and there may be papaya seeds hidden in it."

The gap was too narrow, and Wang Manyin reached out and tried several times, but he couldn't go deep into it.

"I'll dig!" Wang Qiusheng immediately took out a machete and continued to dig into the surrounding soil layer.

After digging more than ten centimeters deep, the gap space suddenly expanded. There was a pile of black seed kernels inside, more than three catties in size.

"Good fellow, you really have a good dog. Full of silver, you quickly put it away. Wang Qiusheng's eyes were both excited and envious.

Wang Manyin didn't stretch out his hand, and said directly: "Brother Qiusheng, you put it away first, let's go into the mountains to hunt according to the rules, get it home and divide it again, half for one person,"

There are very few large game animals on the Loess Plateau, so there are not many opportunities for hunting.

However, there are still customary rules in the village, and everyone who goes into the mountains to catch rabbits and pheasants must be divided equally. Of course, if someone contributes a lot, they can share an extra share.

Although this time he went into the mountain to pick the seeds of Wenguan fruit, Wang Manyin still planned to come according to the rules.

"This ...... Well,"

Wang Qiusheng wanted to refuse, and finally nodded.

After packing up the seeds and putting them in a cloth bag, the two continued to follow the rhubarb.

This cliff ditch is three or four hundred meters long from beginning to end, and there are four or five canopy fruit trees growing in it. According to common sense, at least hundreds of catties of kernels can be found.

It's just that there are too many needles and shrubs in the cliff ditch, and it is greatly affected when walking.

Suddenly, Wang Qiusheng stopped.

He excitedly pointed to a bush of wild chrysanthemums in the cliff ditch and said, "Full silver, you see, there are a lot of earth bees!" This place is so good, in addition to wild chrysanthemums, there are also large patches of wattles and horse seeds. There is a lot of earth bee droppings on the leaves, and the honeycomb should be not far away. Let's look for it...... If you find it, you can get at least a few catties of honey. ”

According to Wang Qiusheng, as long as there is a large area of soil bee feces, it means that the hive is not far away. Because the earth bee has a habit of excreting waste products in their bodies before they fly out of the nest to collect honey.

For those yellow-brown spots on the leaves of wild chrysanthemums, Wang Manyin is naturally very familiar with them, and they can be seen in the space.

After listening to the other party's words, he remembered that it seemed to be the case.

Near the space earthen honeycomb, the earthy bee droppings are very dense.

In order to get more oil, Wang Manyin sprinkled rapeseed in many parts of the space. In the spring, it was golden, and then sesame seeds were planted.

It is the abundance of nectar plants that the native bee gives birth to a new queen bee, which splits into two groups in space. One of them remained in the pit, while the other fell on the willow tree.

Regardless of the number of months, four or five pieces of bee spleen have been made.

If you count the group in the pit, it is estimated that at least ten catties of honey can be cut in two places. If you get it to the supply and marketing cooperative, you can sell it for a lot of money.

However, for Wang Manyin, he doesn't expect much money from selling honey now. It's more about keeping it for your own home, or giving it as a gift to other people.

"Brother Qiusheng, this cliff ditch is a few hundred meters away, but it's hard to find." After looking around, Wang Manyin was a little worried.

The honeycomb is different from the granary of the hairy civet in that it is generally located high on a cliff. In addition, the bees are constantly flying in the cliff ditch, and the rhubarb cannot determine the specific location of the honeycomb.

The last time he was able to find it, it was pure luck.

"It's okay, I have a way,"

As he spoke, Wang Qiusheng took off the handkerchief wrapped around his head.

Then, he spoke: "Man Yin, you go around and see if you can find a few bird feathers." ”

"What kind of bird feathers do you want?" Wang Manyin asked curiously.

There's a lot of space in the space, and there's no way to take it out.

"You can do anything, the brighter the color, the better."

"Okay, I'll look for it."

Wang Manyin nodded, and immediately turned around with rhubarb.

The grass and trees in this ravine are lush, which naturally attracts many birds to feed. As soon as he walked back more than 100 meters away, he found a few bright pheasant feathers.

When he returned, he saw Wang Qiusheng take two thin threads from the hand towel. After taking the feathers, he tore off a large piece of his fingernail from the top and tied it to the end of the thin thread.

"Brother Qiusheng, how do you find a honeycomb for this?" Wang Manyin looked confused, and didn't understand what the other party wanted to do at all.

"It's easy to do, wait until we catch a few native bees and tie them around our waists, and wait for them to fly."

As he spoke, Wang Qiusheng quickly approached a wild chrysanthemum. He stared at a wasp and reached out to pinch its wings.

It's a bold move, and if you make a slight mistake, you'll sting your fingers.

However, the earthen bee needle is not very toxic, and even if it is stung, it is nothing.

The two cooperated with each other and successfully tied the thin thread to the waist of the earth bee. Afraid of dragging the belly of the earth bee off, Wang Manyin looked cautious throughout his movements.

Qiusheng found another branch and temporarily wound the earthen bee to connect the thin thread to it.

Next, move on to catch the second earth bee.

Wang Manyin finally noticed that the native bees caught by the other party were all homing bees with pollen balls on their legs.

After tying five earth bees in a row, Wang Qiusheng completely let go of the thin line.

After a few guys were freed, they staggered and flew up, making a mess in the air.

For a moment, they flew in the same direction.

"Brother Qiusheng, are you still doing this?" Wang Manyin completely understood that these signs were used to track the earth bees. If you don't have a logo, it's easy to get lost.

Now there is a conspicuous feather guide, even if it is more than ten meters away, Wang Manyin can see it clearly.

In addition, it can also slow down the flight speed of the earth bee.

"I also learned from others." Wang Qiusheng responded.

The two of them walked cautiously in the cliff ditch, and just a few dozen meters ahead, they saw several earth bees flying towards the top of the cliff.

They also noticed that there were more soil bees around. Obviously, the hive should be on the edge of the cliff.

"Look, there's more bee droppings here, let's go up and have a look," Wang Qiusheng said again after looking around.

The cliff is about 20 meters high, and the bottom is so steep that there is no place to borrow it. The two looked at each other and found that there was a dirt cliff not far away with a gentle slope, and it should not be a problem to climb to the mountain beam.